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Final proposed build towards bottom of thread. Would appreciate comments on compatibility. Thanks in advance!
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This will be my first homebuild and I would very much appreciate any advice I can get. I am also very new to the hardware side of computers so apologies for any incorrect assumptions below.
Approximate Purchase Date: End of Jan/Early Feb
Budget Range: US$1500-2000 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Basic music production (with potential to upgrade), computer programming, non graphic-intensive gaming
Parts Not Required: N/A
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I live in Hong Kong and will most likely purchase the individual items locally but I have used Newegg as a reference point and used their prices in the list below. There are specialty computer malls here so I don't think it will be too difficult to find any of the items I've listed.
Country: Hong Kong
Parts Preferences: No particular preference. Don't mind paying a little extra if one brand is significantly better than a counterpart
Overclocking: Only vaguely aware of potential of overclocking. Open-minded but not necessary
SLI or Crossfire: I believe this has to do with having multiple video cards? If so, unlikely to need this. I just need the capability to add another monitor in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Additional Comments: I'll be using Windows 7 (that also needs to be included in the budget). As music production will be the main purpose, a quiet computer is necessary. I'm also assuming that computer programming will be second to music production in terms of system requirements, so please correct me if I am wrong and suggest additional hardware I may need
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Proposed build (all prices from Newegg)
Motherboard
ASUS P8H67-V (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS ($105)
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I72600 ($300)
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-16GBXL ($125)
Power Supply
Thermaltake TR2 Series TR-500P 500W V2.3 & EPS 12V 2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply ($80)
Video Card
SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity ($150)
Hard Drives
Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5” 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ($189)
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5” Internal Hard Drive – Bare Drive ($135)
Optical Drive
ASUS 24x DVD Burner – Bulk 24x DVD+R 8x DVD+RW 12x DVD+R DL 24x DVD-R 6x DVD-RW 16x DVD-ROM 48x CD-R 32x CD-RW 48x CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS – OEM ($20)
Monitor
ASUS VH242H Black 23.6” 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) w/Speakers ($180)
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit – OEM ($100)
Case
Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl w/ USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Silent PC Computer Case ($120)
Sound Card/Audio Interface
At the moment undecided whether I want an internal PCI sound card or an external USB/Firewire audio interface. Leaning towards an inexpensive external interface to begin with, but if anyone has any personal experience with both types I could use a bit of guidance on this one.
Running total (not including sound card/interface) = US$1504
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Are any of the parts I've chosen a little too extravagant for what I want this computer to do? I'd like to keep the cost closer to $1500 if possible, but I don't necessarily want to give up too much in performance by cutting corners.
So I guess that's it. Looking forward to hearing back from the community!
Thanks again!
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This will be my first homebuild and I would very much appreciate any advice I can get. I am also very new to the hardware side of computers so apologies for any incorrect assumptions below.
Approximate Purchase Date: End of Jan/Early Feb
Budget Range: US$1500-2000 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Basic music production (with potential to upgrade), computer programming, non graphic-intensive gaming
Parts Not Required: N/A
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I live in Hong Kong and will most likely purchase the individual items locally but I have used Newegg as a reference point and used their prices in the list below. There are specialty computer malls here so I don't think it will be too difficult to find any of the items I've listed.
Country: Hong Kong
Parts Preferences: No particular preference. Don't mind paying a little extra if one brand is significantly better than a counterpart
Overclocking: Only vaguely aware of potential of overclocking. Open-minded but not necessary
SLI or Crossfire: I believe this has to do with having multiple video cards? If so, unlikely to need this. I just need the capability to add another monitor in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Additional Comments: I'll be using Windows 7 (that also needs to be included in the budget). As music production will be the main purpose, a quiet computer is necessary. I'm also assuming that computer programming will be second to music production in terms of system requirements, so please correct me if I am wrong and suggest additional hardware I may need
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Proposed build (all prices from Newegg)
Motherboard
ASUS P8H67-V (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS ($105)
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I72600 ($300)
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-16GBXL ($125)
Power Supply
Thermaltake TR2 Series TR-500P 500W V2.3 & EPS 12V 2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply ($80)
Video Card
SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity ($150)
Hard Drives
Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5” 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ($189)
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5” Internal Hard Drive – Bare Drive ($135)
Optical Drive
ASUS 24x DVD Burner – Bulk 24x DVD+R 8x DVD+RW 12x DVD+R DL 24x DVD-R 6x DVD-RW 16x DVD-ROM 48x CD-R 32x CD-RW 48x CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS – OEM ($20)
Monitor
ASUS VH242H Black 23.6” 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ASCR 20000:1 (1000:1) w/Speakers ($180)
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit – OEM ($100)
Case
Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl w/ USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Silent PC Computer Case ($120)
Sound Card/Audio Interface
At the moment undecided whether I want an internal PCI sound card or an external USB/Firewire audio interface. Leaning towards an inexpensive external interface to begin with, but if anyone has any personal experience with both types I could use a bit of guidance on this one.
Running total (not including sound card/interface) = US$1504
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Are any of the parts I've chosen a little too extravagant for what I want this computer to do? I'd like to keep the cost closer to $1500 if possible, but I don't necessarily want to give up too much in performance by cutting corners.
So I guess that's it. Looking forward to hearing back from the community!
Thanks again!